In this clip from 2005, Mac Gudgeon talks about the origins of community television (CTV) in the 1990s and why it is so important.

Ray Edmondon describes how, following the advent of television in 1956, newsreels in Australia shared the common fate of cinema newsreels in other parts of the world.

Liz Jacka describes the initial programming and influences on early television in Australia.

In this clip, Tim Bowden explains how ABC radio, which was broadcast nationally, became a unifying factor in a big country.

In this clip, Liz Jacka explains that public broadcasting in Australia in the 1920s and 30s followed the British model and was designed to inform, educate and entertain – in that order.